28 Sep 2008 14:05 Ascot
Winner: £28,000 (Penalty: £17,447); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Marchpole Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(10) |   | - | Night Crescendo (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 480049 / 22 | Flat (8) | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett Mr John Connolly | 9/1 | |
| always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(4) |   | HD | Young Mick (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 10) | 742259 / 8 | Flat (22) | E Ahern | G G Margarson Mr M F Kentish | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, not clear run 2f out, switched right and soon ridden, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reached winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(2) |   | ½ L | Drill Sergeant (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 2) | 583219 / 8 | Flat (17) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr T G Leslie | 12/1 | |
| soon led, headed 7f out, led again over 3f out, headed and hung left over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(3) |   | ½ L | Pevensey (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 029404 / 14 | Flat (37), Jump (176) | Graham Gibbons | J & S Quinn Mrs C A Coward | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, switched right and headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(6) |   | 1¼ L | Ladies Best (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 0-58207 / 8 | Flat (15) | J P Spencer | L M Cumani Mr Peter Luigi… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon hard ridden and chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(1) |   | NK | Players Please (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 007400 / 6 | Flat (15) | L Dettori | Charlie & Mark Johnston Staverton Owners… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some late headway, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(8) |   | 1½ L | Sahrati (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 1658D7 / 9 | Flat (4) | Hayley Turner | C E Brittain Mr Francise Tieman | 25/1 | |
| prominent, under pressure 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(12) |   | SHD | Hatton Flight (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 111105 / 7 | Flat (6) | W Buick | A M Balding Mr David Brownlow | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, moderate late headway, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(5) |   | NS | Birkside (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 10) | 301728 / 8 | Flat (37), Jump (538) | N Callan | K A Ryan Mr Ken McGarrity | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(9) |   | ½ L | Rayhani (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 340354 / 10 | Flat (36) | R Hills | M P Tregoning Francis Nash | 7/1 | |
| raced keenly in mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12(11) |   | 8 L | Kensington Oval (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 10 / 6 | Flat (101) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr John P McManus | 6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, always behind | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(7) |   | 2 L | Profit's Reality (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 9 1) | 656107 / 9 | Flat (50), Jump (43) | I Mongan | M J Attwater Roger Milner &… | 33/1 | |
| soon prominent, led 7f out, headed over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
